Chocolate and raspberry tart recipe
- 250 ml (8.8fl oz) double cream
- 125 ml (4.4fl oz) semi skimmed milk
- 150 g (5.3oz) dark chocolate, broken into pieces
- 2 medium eggs
- 65 g (2.3oz) caster sugar
- 0.5 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 175 g (6.2oz) pack fresh raspberries
- 175 g (6.2oz) plain flour
- 15 g (0.5oz) cocoa powder
- 50 g (1.8oz) caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5oz) butter, diced
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup extra raspberries and a little sifted cocoa powder to decorate
- To make the pastry, sift the flour and cocoa into a bowl, add the sugar and the butter and rub the butter in with fingertips or an electric mixer until it resembles fine crumbs.
- Stir in the egg yolks and gradually bring the crumbs together, squeezing with fingertips and bring together to form a ball.
- Add a little cold water if needed.
- Knead the pastry lightly and roll out thinly on a lightly floured surface.
- Lift the pastry over a rolling pin and then drape into a 24cm (9 1/2in) fluted flan tin that is 2.5cm (1in) deep.
- Ease the pastry into the flan tin, pressing into the flutes.
- Trim the pastry a little above the top of the tin with scissors to allow for shrinkage during baking.
- Prick the base with a fork and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5.
- Transfer the chilled tart tin to a baking sheet, line the pastry case with a large square of non-stick baking paper and fill with baking beans.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Carefully lift the paper and beans out of the pastry case and cook for 5-10 more minutes until the base is crisp.
- Meanwhile make the filling - pour the cream and milk into a saucepan, bring just to the boil, take the pan off the heat and add the chocolate.
- Leave for five minutes until melted.
- Whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth and gradually whisk in the warm chocolate milk.
- Sprinkle the raspberries over the base of the warm pastry case.
- Strain the warm chocolate cream into the tart case and cook in the oven reduced to 160C/325F/Gas Mark 3 for 25-30 minutes or until just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
- Leave to cool at room temperature for at 1-1 1/2hours.
- The tart can be made in advance and chilled in the fridge but the filling will be much firmer when sliced.
- When ready to serve, remove the tin and transfer tart to a serving plate.
- Sprinkle a few extra raspberries over the top and decorate with a little sifted cocoa.
- Cut into slices to serve.
cream, milk, chocolate, eggs, caster sugar, vanilla bean paste, cocoa, caster sugar, butter, egg yolks, extra raspberries
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/19560/chocolate-and-raspberry-tart-recipe (may not work)